Colin Firth: Livia Firth recruits Meryl Streep, Kenneth Branagh into Eco-friendly Couture (TELEGRAPH)

Oscars 2012: Livia Firth recruited Meryl Streep and more for her Green Carpet Challenge Eco-friendly fashion hits a glamorous high-point as Livia Firth adds Meryl Streep and Kenneth Branagh to her Green Carpet Challenge roll call.

BY BELINDA WHITE | 27 FEBRUARY 2012

Yes, that gorgeous golden gown Meryl was wearing - the one that matched her latest trophy - was also custom made by Lanvin for the GCC from 'eco certified fabric'.

Also taking part at the Oscars were Colin Firth (natch) who cunningly recycled the Tom Ford suit he wore to collect his best actor Oscar last year; Kenneth Branagh whose navy Ermenegildo Zegna tuxedo was created with eco-friendly Merino wool; and Demian Bichir whose Ermenegildo Zegna black tuxedo was designed with TROFEO 600 fabric - an eco-friendly blend of superfine wool and silk.

Read More:  http://fashion.telegraph.co.uk/article/TMG9108425/Oscars-2012-Livia-Firth-recruited-Meryl-Streep-and-more-for-her-Green-Carpet-Challenge.html

Colin Firth Hosts Star-Studded Charity Dinner For Oxfam America (LOOK TO THE STARS)

On February 22, 2012 Vanity Fair and Ermenegildo Zegna, along with Colin and Livia Firth and Anna Zegna, hosted an intimate dinner at Chateau Marmont to benefit Oxfam America, the international relief and development organization that creates lasting solutions to poverty, hunger, and injustice.

 Over the last ten years, Colin Firth has worked hard, both in public and behind the scenes, to become an extremely knowledgeable and highly respected campaigner for Oxfam. Guests at the event included hosts Colin and Livia Firth and Anna Zegna, along with Demian Bichir, Emily Blunt, Kenneth Branagh, Vanity Fair Editor-in-Chief Graydon Carter, Kristin Davis, Cameron Diaz, Djimon Honsou and Kimora Lee, Emile Hirsch, Danny Huston, John Krazinski, Olga Kurylenko, Vanity Fair Publisher Edward Menicheschi, President of Oxfam Raymond Offenheiser, Gary Oldman and Alexandra Oldman, Stefanie Sherk, Mia Wasikowska and more.

Adding a special element to the evening, Ermenegildo Zegna dressed select male guests including Demian Bichir, Kenneth Branagh, Colin Firth, Djimon Honsou, John Krazinski, Danny Huston, and Raymond Offenheiser in eco-friendly fashions as part of Livia Firth’s ‘The Green Carpet Challenge.’ For the third year in a row, Livia Firth is spearheading the project which asks top designers to use eco-friendly fabrics when designing gowns and suits for celebrities to wear during awards season. The goal of the project is to show design and creativity doesn’t have to be compromised while working with environmentally friendly materials.


Read more:  http://www.looktothestars.org/news/7908-colin-firth-hosts-star-studded-charity-dinner-for-oxfam-america

Colin Firth: Colin and Livia Firth's Oxfam America Dinner, Oscar Wednesday (Reuters)

By Mikey Glazer at TheWrap Tue Feb 21, 2012 7:46pm EST

With the Oscars just around the corner, awards-season revelry is kicking into high gear.


WEDNESDAY Colin and Livia Firth’s Oxfam America Dinner

 Direct the car to: Chateau Marmont

 Logline: In addition to Oxfam’s global relief goals, Ermenegildo Zegna and Livia Firth partnered to lobby other top designers to be eco-friendly while designing the “wear it once” gowns that permeate Awards Season. This is Vanity Fair’s Wednesday offering.

Smart guest takeaway: This is not a “show up and smile” hosting job. Last year’s Oscar king curated the guest list himself.


There are about four thousand other official Academy Award parties in Hollywood to read about, if you are interested:  http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/02/22/idUS132978260820120222